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Community genetics and genetic alliances : eugenics, carrier testing and networks of risk / Aviad E. Raz.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Genetics and societyPublication details: london : Routledge , 2010.Description: x, 194 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780415496186
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Contents:
Introduction: carrier testing, eugenics and networks of risk -- What is community genetics? Definitions and debates -- Carrier matching and collective socialisation : Dor Yesharim and the reinforcement of stigma -- Reproductive carrier testing between orthodoxy and change -- The medicalisation of cousin marriage : carrier testing in a Muslim community -- Genetic alliances : the dilemma of care and prevention -- Scientific, communal, and lay interpretations of carrier testing -- Conclusion: in search of regulatory and moral models.
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Books Books قاعة الكتب - الدور الثاني المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة 576.5 R278 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.1 Available 01000110205544000

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: carrier testing, eugenics and networks of risk -- What is community genetics? Definitions and debates -- Carrier matching and collective socialisation : Dor Yesharim and the reinforcement of stigma -- Reproductive carrier testing between orthodoxy and change -- The medicalisation of cousin marriage : carrier testing in a Muslim community -- Genetic alliances : the dilemma of care and prevention -- Scientific, communal, and lay interpretations of carrier testing -- Conclusion: in search of regulatory and moral models.

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